Pensions Senior Associate

Pensions Senior Associate | 5+ PQE – Leeds

A leading national law firm is looking to add to its market‑leading Pensions team in Leeds:

• One of the largest pensions teams in Leeds
• Highly competitive salary and benefits
• Consistently ranked top tier in the region for over 20 years
• Friendly, collegiate and passionate about pensions
• Clear commitment to growing and investing in the pensions practice
• Nationally recognised reputation for high-quality work
• Access to a full-service national platform
• Excellent training, knowledge sharing and technical support
• Strong focus on development and career progression

• Pensions Senior Associate, 5+ PQE
• Highly competitive salary
• Advising on the largest and most complex pension schemes in the market
• Broad advisory practice acting for trustees and sponsors
• Working with FTSE-level businesses, financial institutions and professional trustee boards
• Key role within a nationally recognised pensions risk transfer practice
• Exposure to market‑leading buy‑ins, buy‑outs and innovative deal structures
• Advising on SIPP and SSAS matters, including DC advisory and transactional work
• Involvement in high‑profile pensions litigation and Court of Appeal cases
• Regular exposure to M&A, corporate transactions and complex due diligence
• Working closely with specialist teams across investment, finance, employment and disputes

• Ideally 5+ years' PQE in pensions
• Strong technical grounding in DB and/or DC pensions work
• Background from a recognised pensions practice or strong in‑house team
• Ambitious, driven and keen to take on responsibility
• Comfortable managing client relationships and workloads
• Interested in business development and building a market profile
• Collaborative, proactive and organised
• Ready for a new challenge within a high‑performing team

This is an opportunity to join one of the strongest pensions teams in the country, offering exposure to top‑end advisory, transactional and contentious work, alongside excellent long‑term career progression.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.